Detachable awning-supporting device



July 21 1925. 1,546,936

' c. J. MCCARTHY DETACHABLE AWNING SUPPORTING DEVICE Filed Jan. 12, 1924 Patented July 21, 1925.

CHARLES J". MCCARTHY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

DETACHABLE AWNING-SUPPORTING DEVICE.

Application filed January 12, 1924. Serial No. 685,729.

To all whom 525 may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES J. MCCAR- THY, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Detachable Awning-Support ing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to a head supporting device for an awning; and in particular relates to the detachable feature of the same, together with the constructive arrangement thereof.

Awnings for Windows or the like now are generally provided with eyelets and screw eyes used as means for permanently anchoring or fastening the same to the window framework.

The principal object of my invention is to provide an awning supporting device for holding the same in required suspended con dition and while intended to be made a permanent fixture secured to the window framework, yet so arranged as to be readily detachable and without being unsightly what remains of the device after the removal of the detachable part of such device from the window framework; and moreover, the removable part being so ar anged as to anchor the awning eyelets in position by means of cotter or other type of pins inserted through the body of the removable part of such device.

The nature, characteristic features and scope of my present invention will be more fully understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, in which Figure 1, is a View partly in sectional side elevation of the device and in section the window framework as well as awning in a suspended operative position; the said device being shown asanembodiment in struc tural detail of the device of my saidinvention.

Fig. 2, is a perspective view of the body of said device.

Fig. 8, is a central longitudinal section through the body of the device, showing the opening in one end for a brad or screw nail to enter for anchoring the same to the window framework and also showing the cotter pin extending through openings in the body of said device for holding the awning eyelet on the same in position; and

Fig- 4, is an end sectional view of the body of said device on the line ww of Fig. 3, showing the opening for inserting the brad or other type of nail, for anchoring or fastening, in position, the said device.

Referring to the drawings, a, is a window framework. 5, is the device of my invention, consisting of a hollow body 6 open at one end 6 and closed at the opposite end 6 or detachably secured thereto and provided with a central opening 5*, for inserting therethrough a brad or other type of screw nail 0, as illustrated in Fig. 1, into the window framework (4. In the body of the device 5, is provided an opening 5 for inserting a cotter or other type of fastening pin (Z. a, is the awning provided at one end with eyelets 6 arranged for embracing the body of the said device Z), and so as preferably to fit snugly around the same, to support detachably the awning in a sus pended taut operative condition, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

The body of the device, as shown, is provided with an integral closed end 6 but it may in practise be found more desirable to detachably connect the end with the barrel portion of the said device in order that the latter may be readily removed and so as to leave such end 5 and brad 0, holding the end in position, as a permanent fixture of the window framework (4, when once anchored in position and which will be clearly understood from Fig. 1, of the drawings.

Having thus described the nature and object of my said invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1s:

The combination in a detachable supporting device, of a hollow cylindriform body, closed at one end and with an opening therein, a cap-pin for engaging the opening for anchoring the body to a fixture and said body having openings for inserting a cotter-pin therethrough, an eyelet attached to an awning mounted on said body and afforded a range of movement on said body 5 cure, substantially as and for the purposes but limited in such range by said cotterpin, to permit of free elevating and loweringof said awning Without disturbing the body series of devices anchored to said fixmy signature in the presence of the two subscribing Witnesses.

CHAS. J. BIO'CARTIIY. Witnesses set forth.

IRMA HAoHTEL, In Witness whereoi, I have hereunto set JAMES G. MADDEN. 

